「ᴇɴᴄʀʏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ」

[codere]

Listen up, this is important. [ Normally when Rin addresses the network through the CereVice, it's with a whimsical demeanor that shows she doesn't take anything seriously at all. That shroud's been dispelled. In lieu of it is a determined, but cold young woman. ]

There was an odd message that appeared on the network towards the end of last year around December 7. You could try to recover it, but the message has expired since then. [ No doubt for good reason, but Rin's used to painting a target on her back so she has no qualms with revealing information all while brushing off the danger she's placed herself in. ] The contents don't merit discussion, but through the help of another we've unearthed valuable information that should be shared to everyone who has been brought to this colony from another world.

[ Standing beside her, Archer speaks up. ] ...let's start like this. The beings that claim to be Artificial Intelligence's happen to have physical forms. I'm not taking questions on the matter but I've met one.

[ Rin groans, not pleased with being rudely cut off where everyone can see. ] It's as my Archer says. The one who contacted us has a physical form and most likely could be endangered due to your reckless discussions about them after the fact. With the alias LILITH, she arrived from another world once like we have, but due to being a part of this colony for so long, she has developed abilities to better combat the infrastructure of the system that surrounds this place. There are others like her who are far superior and have displayed omnipotent abilities as many of us have witnessed over time.

... speaking of others, LILITH is searching for her sister. Finding her may be another piece of the puzzle and if you do happen to locate such an individual, I hope you'll call me. Anyway Archer, what were the assumed titles of the others she mentioned? I forgot already...

[ SIGHING. This was proper biblical history. How could anyone not know it. ] We're not just talking about LILITH here. If we go into the meat of it, we also need to bring in ADAM and EVE. If everyone has heard the story about the first man and woman, descriptions won't be necessary.

You'll have to ignore my Servant's lack of tact when it comes to these things. [ Rin pipes back up after jabbing her elbow into his side for all the good it does her. Those abs. ] More importantly, they are Artificial Intelligence which means it's possible that LILITH as well as others are learning from our actions. There was mention of a trial and if my suspicions are true, then LILITH's compiling the data she received in order to create a simulation of sorts, possibly for ViViD. Hmm, it's been a while and we haven't heard anything yet so it's possible this sort of thing takes a large amount of time and processing power.

If you ignored all of that, then you should at least take these last two things to heart.

My Archer fought against this LILITH and even though the battle was rough, the area surrounding it was untouched. I'm not sure if this is a side effect of the colony itself or if it's some kind of hidden ability within the AI's themselves. Breaking into the system that governs this colony and taking advantage of that could help us combat the power outages as well as destructive behavior of some of the robotic friends here.

[ Now time for the hard part, the one she suspects won't go over so well with others. ] While speaking with LILITH, she referred to us outsiders as blikna. When inquired about its meaning, she simply informed us that her kind refer to the diseased with that term. There's something that's dirtied our blood. Sorry to shatter your disillusion about how fine everything is because it's not fine at all!

[ After retreating for a moment, Archer is back on the scene! Mostly to keep Rin from getting riled up. ] Try not to get uptight. There's always going to be something wrong with you. Especially with most of you idiots. Either way, don't go running to the doctor. And don't ask too many questions or you'll end up making things difficult. There's a bit more but speaking of going a little overboard....

[ Nope, don't mind him as he hits the button to cut off the broadcast. And probably get hit a few more times. That's a sacrifice he's willing to make. ]

OOC | as a heads up, all replies will be encrypted as well, sorry I didn't specify that sooner.

Comments

[codere]

Of course we're not walking on thin ice.
We spend our time having parties and socializing more than anything else only to fall apart a couple weeks later with whatever glitch they throw our way.

Definitely not threatening little lab rats in the slightest.

Genocide plot.
Pretty ballsy, but I like it.

[emotive]

True, there are a lot of lulls in between the more dangerous events.

No one has actually died yet.
Disappeared, yes, but there haven't been any bodies, right?

[codere]

How do we know ??
If no one can find the people who have disappeared, we can't be sure what happened to their bodies.

[emotive]

So just as good as dead...

[Not good. That means the people Ai might have met and not seen on the network or in person for a while are really gone. It just seems worse in the context that they're beings are essentially recovered data, but to be lost again...]

So if the battle Archer had against LILITH was rough
Is she going to get stronger in due time?

[codere]

[ Rin is a bearer of pessimism and bad news, how is this even remotely surprising. If only she knew how to communicate with others and tell them these things gently. ]

It's possible.
If she's learning from us, then she must be recording everything she can.
Combat data, abilities, weaknesses, relationships.
Compiling detail on every single message that's come through.

I've attempted to do that myself though I've been less successful. [ In case her morality was ever in doubt. ]

[emotive]

You're able to do something similar?
Were you a hacker of some sort back in your world??
Or just really good with computers?

[It occurs to Ai that Rin probably can walk the talk in some aspects even if it isn't always pleasant.]

[codere]

[ If it helps any, she hasn't actually used any of the information she's gathered against anyone. She's kind of nice that way. ]

I suppose you could call me something like that.
A spirit hacker is probably a more accurate term.

In my world there used to be magic and the more commonly known magecraft.
However the magical energy the world provided dried up and in turn those magi had to advance.
We turned to technology despite how it opposed our affinity for centuries before.
So while there are people adept with magic here, my specialty is this.

[ Essentially she's to computers as Archer is to swords. ]

[emotive]

[It's the magic part that gets Ai's attention. After all, she lived in a world where the power of the mind coexisted with the power of almost limitless possibilities.]

Sounds like a long story in regards to how the magical energy dried up.
Where I'm from, there's also magic users.
From what I know, they don't integrate technology with their craft.
But then again, I was in an opposite group to begin with, so there's a lot I'm not clear about with them.

[Magic's weird.]

[codere]

Are you really going to tell me you were a social outcast in an attempt to be relevant ??

[ She's so harsh, but she means well. Ai doesn't have to try to relate to her; she's an awful shit and Ai is quite the opposite of that. ]

That seems to be the norm anyway.
Technology diminishes the use for magecraft over the years.
It's more convenient to pick up a phone than to talk to someone over a crystal ball or something, you know ??

[emotive]

[Well, Rin isn't wrong, but Ai isn't going to try to expand on that particular note about herself since her situation was, well, weird.]

No, not at all!
I'm an esper so that was the group I'm part of.
Magic and ESP are generally kept separate so that's what I meant when I have a lack of knowledge about it.